April 2022
Sunday, April 3Two Candidates For Governor Are Getting Detailed Ideas Out Early
March 2022
Sunday, March 27Ad Watch: Sylvia Luke Introduces Herself To Hawaii Voters
Monday, March 14Kirk Caldwell Turns To Newspapers To Launch His Campaign For Gov
February 2022
Friday, February 25Ad Watch: Vicky Cayetano Channels Elvis In First TV Spot
April 2021
Friday, April 9New SHOPO TV Spots Aim For A Positive Police Image
October 2020
Wednesday, October 28OHA Candidates Take To The Airwaves In Hunt For Support
Friday, October 23Blangiardi = Trump, Amemiya = Values
Thursday, October 8Steve Alm Banks On Message Of ‘Trust’ In First TV Spot
September 2020
Sunday, September 27Hawaii Carpenters Super PAC Backs Blangiardi In TV Spot
Wednesday, September 23In New TV Ad, Amemiya Compares Blangiardi To Trump
July 2020
Tuesday, July 28Mayoral Candidate Aims To Break Through With TV Spot
Monday, July 27New Rick Blangiardi TV Ads: ‘I’m Not A Politician’
Sunday, July 12Esser Prioritizes ‘Racial Injustice’ Fight In First TV Spot
Wednesday, July 1New TV Spots Promote Keith Amemiya’s Democratic Roots
June 2020
Sunday, June 28Kym Pine Touts ‘Strong, Passionate’ Leadership In Political Ad
Wednesday, June 24Why ‘Mayor Mufi’ Wants To Be Mayor Mufi Again
Wednesday, June 17Hanabusa: There’s No Time For On-The-Job Training In A Crisis
April 2020
Saturday, April 18Rick Blangiardi Is Back On TV, But This Time He’s A Political Candidate
March 2020
Tuesday, March 3Ad Watch: Amemiya Leans On Sports Record In New TV Spots
October 2018
Monday, October 8Ad Watch: First TV Spot Says A ConCon Would Cost Too Much
Friday, October 5Ad Watch: TV Spots Attack Constitutional Amendment For School Taxes
August 2018
Monday, August 6Ad Watch: Governor, LG Wannabes Hone Their TV Pitches
July 2018
Thursday, July 26Ad Watch: Hawaii Governor’s Race Switches Into Attack Mode
June 2018
Tuesday, June 19Ad Watch: Ige And Hanabusa On What Makes Them Different
April 2018
Tuesday, April 24Ad Watch: David Ige Reminds Voters Of His Roots
Friday, April 13Ad Watch: Who’s Kim Coco Iwamoto Again?
October 2016
Tuesday, October 25TV Spots — And One Big Print Ad — Spice Up Mayor’s Race
September 2016
Friday, September 9New Caldwell Spot Attacks Djou For 9/11 Vote
August 2016
Monday, August 8Some New Ads In The Mayor’s Race Stretch The Truth
Tuesday, August 2Ad Watch: Carlisle Says You Can Trust Him To Build Rail Right
July 2016
Thursday, July 14Djou’s First TV Ad Attacks Mayor Caldwell As Untrustworthy
June 2016
Tuesday, June 28In Latest Campaign Spot, Caldwell Accentuates The Positive
May 2016
Thursday, May 19Mayor Caldwell’s First TV Spot Stays On Message
April 2016
Thursday, April 7Ad Watch: Touting Caldwell’s Long Love Affair With Infrastructure
March 2016
Thursday, March 24Ad Watch: Clinton, Sanders Ads Now In Heavy Hawaii Rotation
Tuesday, March 22Ad Watch: Bernie Sanders Introduces Himself To Hawaii
Tuesday, March 15Ad Watch: Spots Use Trump’s Shocking Words Against Him
October 2014
Friday, October 17Ad Watch: Takai Plays the Veterans Card. Again.
Friday, October 10Ad Watch: National Dems and GOP Go Negative in Hawaii Governor Race
September 2014
Tuesday, September 30Ad Watch: National Dems Play the Democrat Card for Ige
Tuesday, September 16Ad Watch: GOP Wants Voters to Link Ige to Abercrombie
Monday, September 8Ad Watch: Pro-GMO Group Calls Maui County Measure a ‘Farming Ban’
August 2014
Thursday, August 7Ad Watch: What the Heck Are ‘Hawaii Values’?
Tuesday, August 5Ad Watch: David and Andy Drive Around Pearl City
July 2014
Friday, July 25Ad Watch: Ige’s First Spot, and Takai Gets Outside Help
Thursday, July 10Ad Watch: Abercrombie Gets All Warm and Fuzzy
June 2014
Thursday, June 26Ad Watch: Schatz Puts Arms Around ‘Island Son’ Obama
Wednesday, June 25Ad Watch: Colleen Hanabusa’s 30 Seconds of Information Overload
Monday, June 9Ad Watch: Shan Tsutsui Reminds Voters Who He Is
Tuesday, June 3Ad Watch: ‘I Will Continue to Stand Up for Our Kupuna’
Monday, June 2Ad Watch: Schatz Takes on Big Oil, Climate Change in New Pitch
May 2014
Saturday, May 24Ad Watch: Hanabusa Hits the TV Airwaves, Touts Local Upbringing
Thursday, May 22Ad Watch: Hanabusa Airs First Ad, Highlighting her Hawaii Roots
Tuesday, May 20Ad Watch: Chang Touts Progressive Positions in First TV Spot
Saturday, May 3Ad Watch: Guns, Kids and Obama All Play a Part in Latest Schatz TV Spot
Thursday, May 1Ad Watch: Abercrombie Plays the Keiki Card
April 2014
Thursday, April 17Ad Watch: Takai Capitalizes on Military Service in First TV Spot
Saturday, April 12Ad Watch: Schatz Touts Equal Pay for Women in Latest TV Spot
Wednesday, April 2Ad Watch: Union Recruits Honolulu City Council Members to Fight Kaiser
March 2014
Monday, March 24Ad Watch: Sen. Brian Schatz’s First TV Spot
Tuesday, March 11Ad Watch: Donna Mercado Kim’s Campaign Video
February 2014
Thursday, February 13Ad Watch: Councilor Ikaika Anderson’s First Campaign Video
Monday, February 3Ad Watch: Rep. Mark Takai’s First Campaign Video
January 2014
Wednesday, January 22
Two Candidates For Governor Are Getting Detailed Ideas Out Early
Vicky Cayetano and Kirk Caldwell offer specific solutions in new political advertisements.
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Ad Watch: Sylvia Luke Introduces Herself To Hawaii Voters
The candidate for lieutenant governor stresses her immigrant background, her public education and her career at the Capitol.
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Kirk Caldwell Turns To Newspapers To Launch His Campaign For Gov
It’s an old-school way of getting attention. But will anyone pay attention in our instant and online media world?
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Ad Watch: Vicky Cayetano Channels Elvis In First TV Spot
The candidate for governor says Hawaii’s people need “a little less conversation, and a lot more action.”
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New SHOPO TV Spots Aim For A Positive Police Image
A series of television ads looks to counter the many controversies clouding policing in the islands.
OHA Candidates Take To The Airwaves In Hunt For Support
When it comes to races for Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustees, many voters leave their ballots blank.
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Blangiardi = Trump, Amemiya = Values
The latest television commercials from the men who would be Honolulu’s mayor.
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Steve Alm Banks On Message Of ‘Trust’ In First TV Spot
He is running against Megan Kau for Honolulu prosecutor. Also, there are new ads in the Honolulu mayoral contest.
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Hawaii Carpenters Super PAC Backs Blangiardi In TV Spot
The political action committee formerly known as PRP supported Caldwell in the 2012 mayoral race.